How Pomplian re-imagined “The Profile”
Brad Wolverton spoke with Polina Pompliano about she reimagined “The Profile,” her newsletter about profiles. Wolverton writes, “But it wasn’t until this year—eight years after starting The Profile—that Polina had the lightbulb moment that led to her newsletter’s recent transformation. “She recalled how a conversation with her husband, Anthony Pompliano—himself a prolific newsletter writer—helped her […]
How the WSJ decided to launch a newsletter
Leigh Kamping-Carder, head of newsletters at The Wall Street Journal, spoke with Cory Brown of the 99 Newsletter Project about the publication’s newsletter strategy. Here is an excerpt: Cory Brown: The Wall Street Journal has a new AI newsletter that launched in September, correct? How is it different from other AI newsletters out there, and how did […]
Tenbarge departs NBC News, starts newsletter
NBC News tech and culture reporter Kat Tenbarge has left the news organization and started her own newsletter called Spitfire News. She had been at NBC News since 2022. She previously was a senior reporter on Insider’s digital culture desk. She serves as an influencer watchdog, technology reporter, and culture writer. Tenbarge was recognized as a […]
Morning Brew senior reporter McKay is departing
Tom McKay, a senior reporter for Morning Brew’s IT Brew newsletter, is leaving for a new opportunity. IT Brew is a cybersecurity and IT newsletter. He previously worked as a staff writer for Gizmodo, where he covered the intersection of tech, politics, and online extremism, and as a reporter on Mic’s politics desk. His work […]
WSJ seeks a writer for The 10-Point newsletter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an energetic Newsletter Writer for The 10-Point, our flagship newsletter for Journal subscribers. This is a vital role for the newsroom. The 10-Point is our biggest newsletter and acts as a front page and key benefit for Journal subscribers. Every weekday, you’ll set the news agenda for a […]
Comtois takes over Institutional Investor’s “Essential Allocator”
Institutional Investor senior reporter James Comtois has taken over its weekly “Essential Allocator” newsletter. The newsletter covers asset allocation. Comtois joined Institutional Investor last year. He previously was a reporter for P&C Specialist, a Financial Times publication. Comtois previously spent more than eight years at Pensions & Investments covering money management. He also worked at MarketWatch.com, National Mortgage News and Crain’s New York. He holds a […]
Local personal finance newsletter hits 7,000 subscribers
A Charlotte-based personal finance newsletter called “Tiny Money” has reached 7,000 subscribers and has sold out its advertising inventory for the first half of the year. The newsletter was started in September by Ted Williams, who started the Charlotte Agenda newsletter that is now the Axios Charlotte newsletter. “Tiny Money” has an average 78% open […]
How the FT has quadrupled newsletter subscribers
Dominic Ponsford of Press Gazette interviewed Financial Times head of newsletters Sarah Ebner about how it has grown its email subscribers from over 400,000 to 1.6 million. Here is an excerpt: How are important are email newsletters as a platform for the Financial Times? “I’ve been here nearly four years and they were really being […]
Atlanta daily hires Willingham from CNN
AJ Willingham, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and veteran digital storyteller, is The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s new voice behind the newspaper’s morning newsletter, A.M. ATL. Willingham joined the newspaper following her tenure as senior culture writer at CNN, where she earned both a National News and Documentary Emmy and a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to […]
Why Edgecliffe-Johnson left the FT for Semafor
Bron Maher of Press Gazette interviewed Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, who recently left the Financial Times to start a CEO newsletter for Semafor. Maher writes, “In common with other Semafor products, The CEO Signal is free for its audience, instead generating revenue for the company by attracting influential or wealthy audiences and monetising their attention via sponsorship. (The sponsor […]
